Jonas Trampedach

Background

Jonas Trampedach is a Danish designer born in 1974; Danish Wikipedia gives Copenhagen as his birthplace and names the artist Kurt Trampedach as his father. In his younger years he bought and sold antiques, which gave him a grounding in furniture and artefacts. He took a bachelor's degree at Danmarks Designskole in 2004 and a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London in 2009 (Design Products); two of his graduation projects went into production straight afterwards.

Career

He returned to Copenhagen in 2010 and opened a studio under his own name, where he designs furniture and products and collaborates with other design companies. Arco was his first official client; its Tre tables came from his final-exam work. Besides furniture he also designs ceramics and lighting.

Notable Works

• Type Chair, Cornet bar stool and Shim coffee table for HAY
• Rivet series in aluminium for Frama
• Moby lamps, developed with Birgitte Due Madsen, for Karakter
• Tre tables for Arco and Mono for Fredericia Furniture
• Ypperlig monoblock plastic chair for HAY/IKEA (per Danish Wikipedia)

Recognition

In 2016 he won the silver medal of the Kunsthåndværkerprisen together with Birgitte Due Madsen, and in 2018 he was nominated for Designer of the Year at the Design Awards.